¡@

 CURRICULUM VITAE OF MR. PETRUS MEYER

   

                       

                        1. Personal Data:

                            First name:      Petrus

                            Last name:       Meyer

                            Date of birth:   12 August 1940

                            Place of birth:  Cape Town

                       

                        2. Political Career:

                            1972 ~ 1977: Elected as Member of Matroosfontein

                                                  Management Committee

                            1977 ~ 1984: Elected as Member of Vredenburg - Saldanha

                                                  Management Committee (Chairman for six years)

                            1983 ~ 1985: Elected as Chairman for Western Cape

                                                  Association of Management Committees which includes

                                                  26 towns

                            1984 ~ 1994: Member of National Parliament

                            1991 ~ 1992: Deputy Minister of Agriculture

                            1994 ~ 2004: Member of Provincial Parliament

                             07/05/1994: Deputy Chief Whip Western Cape Legislature

                             23/01/1996: Chief Whip of the Cape Provincial Legislature

                             19/01/1998: Minister of Transport and Labour Relations

                                                  Western Cape Provincial Parliament

                             15/06/1998: Minister of Transport and Works

                                                  Western Cape Provincial Parliament

                             17/07/2000: Minister of Transport, Sport, Recreation and

                                                  Corporate Services            

                                                  Western Cape Provincial Parliament

                             05/12/2002: Minister of Health

                                                  Western Cape Provincial Parliament

                             2002-2004:  Acted as Premier on various occations

                             2004:           Elected as Deputy Speaker

                                                 Western Cape Provincial Parliament

            

                       3. SPORT

                             1972:           Founder member of Tygerberg Rugby Union

                             1978:           Appointed as Assistant Manager for the North West Rugby

                                                 Region to SAR Sports Tournament      

                             1978:           Appointed as Manager for the SAR National Rugby Team

¡@

                        4. INTERESTS

                             Sport (Rugby, Tennis and Golf), Conservation, Tourism, Agriculture Affairs and Travel

 

                        5. INTERNATIONAL TRAVELS 

                             Travel abroad extensively and visit several countries in private and official capacity

¡@

                        6. HONORARY DECORATIONS BESTOWED

                            Honorary Citizen of Klawer

                            Honorary Citizen of Porterville

               

                                             

¡@